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When people think of Bethesda right now, two things come to mind. Fallout and the Elder Scrolls. So when a video surfaced today on Vine from Bethesda Softworks featuring a spinning LP and barbed wire, it isn’t an unfair assumption to think it may be related to Fallout. After speculation quickly popped online about The Moonlight Trio and George Shackley LP as well as the flashes of Johann Sebastian Bach (who was featured on the Fallout 3 soundtrack) and Air on the G String from the gaming press, Bethesda VP of marketing and PR Pete Hines replied on his Twitter account that this wasn’t the case.

Obviously this isn’t a new Oblivion since the online title is already announced an on its way. But what could it be? The first option is Project Zwei, which is a survival horror game being published by Bethesda under the development of Resident Evil designer Shinji Mikami.

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Of all the games coming out over the next year, there is only one that you could instantly pick out from just the music chosen for the trailer. With a song perfect for a 1940’s Vegas lounge, Fallout: New Vegas dropped its latest trailer at E3. In it, gamers were given their first peek at just what is in store for them in one of the few towns that was not devastated by the nuclear war that created the Fallout world.

Though not a direct sequel in the Fallout series, Fallout: New Vegas inhabits the same world as Fallout 3 with its events taking place three years after. The trail below shows a barren desert surrounding the cesspool of Vegas inhabited by the same mutated dogs and Super Mutants that have plagued other Fallouts along with some fantastically devastating weaponry. It’s kind of sad that in a world torn apart by war, players are going to further tear it down… Actually, from the look of this trailer, it’s pretty damn cool. I can’t wait to shoot a rocket launcher of my own at one of those “Jingle Jangle Jingle” playing robots either.

The New California Republic. Sniper rifles. Green toxic waste. An Elvis impersonation school. Crucifixions. What’s not to love in this trailer? If this is what Obsidian Entertainment has cooking up for us with Fallout: New Vegas we say bring it on. But don’t take our word for it. Take a peek below at the E3 2010 trailer for Fallout: New Vegas and let us know what you think.

Announced months ago when Fallout 3 was finishing off its five pieces of downloadable content, it was made clear that the Fallout Universe would continue in the events of Fallout: New Vegas. Obsidian Entertainment who is comprised of members of the former Interplay, which created the Fallout series, will be tasked with this new iteration in to their universe.

Vice President of Bethesda Softworks Pete Hines, the developers of Fallout 3 and owners of the Fallout license said, “It’s not a sequel to Fallout 3, it’s just another game in the universe, and it has no impact whatsoever on whatever Todd Howard and his team are working on… We approached Obsidian and they were, like, yeah. That was a pretty easy conversation. It’s not Fallout Tactics, it’s not Brotherhood of Steel; it’s another RPG.”

Featuring voiceover from Ron Perlman and music by Frank Sinatra, the recently revealed Fallout: New Vegas trailer gives a few hints at what may come in the upcoming game and is set for Fall 2010 release.

Long time Fallout fans will recognize the flag of the New California Republic prominently displayed. It looks as though this well-known Fallout faction may be setting their sights on the denizens of the very well lit New Vegas. What the little robot with the seeming multiple personality disorder is searching for still is yet to be unveiled but it is eerie seeing him pick out objects from a makeshift graveyard.

Take a look at the trailer and give us your thoughts on what could be in store for Fallout: New Vegas as we at the Flickcast continue to cover the next step in the Fallout saga.